Milford man is hospitalized in I-495 crash

LITTLETON -- A 55-year-old Milford man was flown to a Boston trauma center after the pickup truck he was driving crashed and rolled onto its side Saturday night on Interstate 495.

Emergency crews were called to the highway, near the Russell Street overpass, about 7:30 p.m.

Sgt. Tom Ryan, a State Police spokesman, said a MedFlight helicopter landed on the southbound lanes of the highway to transport the driver to Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston with serious injuries.

The crash was initially reported to be in the northbound lanes, near where the 2006 Toyota Tacoma came to rest, but skidmarks at the scene made it appear that the pickup was heading southbound when it swerved into the median and struck an embankment before coming to rest near the northbound lanes.

Ryan said the driver, whom he did not identify, was trapped in the truck and had to be freed by Littleton firefighters before being taken to the helicopter.

Littleton firefighters said several passers-by stopped at the scene in an attempt to help, and at one point even held up the pickup to prevent it from rolling over any further. They continued to provide assistance once firefighters arrived.

All lanes of the highway, in both directions, were briefly closed while MedFlight landed on the highway. The cause of the crash remains under investigation by state police.

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